Sakura (さくら)
Sakura is read さくら and has 3 beats. Our data lists 5 spellings: 咲良, 桜, 佐久良, 咲楽 and 咲久良. All five are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
さ·く·ら (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
5 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Sakura
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 咲良さくらCommonFeminine
Blooming and good
- 咲(さく)— bloom
- 良(ら)— good
- 桜さくらCommonFeminine
Cherry blossom
- 佐久良さくらFeminine
Help + long-lasting + good
- 佐(さ)— help
- 久(く)— long-lasting
- 良(ら)— good
- 咲楽さくらFeminine
Bloom + music
- 咲(さく)— bloom
- 楽(ら)— music
- 咲久良さくらFeminine
Bloom + long-lasting + good
- 咲(さ)— bloom
- 久(く)— long-lasting
- 良(ら)— good
The kanji in Sakura
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 咲bloom3 spellings
- 良good3 spellings
- 久long-lasting2 spellings
- 桜cherry blossom1 spelling
- 佐help1 spelling
- 楽music1 spelling
Sakura with common surnames
Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.
Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 咲 (bloom)
Sakura on our lists
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Questions about Sakura
Is Sakura a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Sakura is feminine.
What does Sakura mean?
Sakura is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 咲良 reads as "blooming and good", 桜 reads as "cherry blossom" and 佐久良 reads as "help + long-lasting + good". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Sakura be written in kanji?
Our data lists 5: 咲良, 桜, 佐久良, 咲楽 and 咲久良. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Sakura?
さくら is 3 beats: さ · く · ら. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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